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After 40 years, Vietnam memories are still strong

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 29th

By JAY REEVES and DAVID DISHNEAUAssociated Press The last U.S. combat troops left Vietnam 40 years ago Friday, and the date holds great meaning for many who fought the war, protested it or otherwise lived it. While the fall of Saigon two years later is remembered as the final day of the Vietnam War

40 years on, Vietnam troop withdrawal remembered

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 28th

By GILLIAN FLACCUS and LISA CORNWELLAssociated Press Forty years ago, soldiers returning from Vietnam were advised to change into civilian clothes on their flights home because of fears they would be accosted by protesters after they landed. For a Vietnamese businessman who helped the U.S.

Amputee veteran helps train troops for war

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 25th

By JULIE WATSONAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) - The sailor had been back from war for just over a year when friends invited him to watch an unusually emotional training exercise for troops preparing to deploy. The drill happened not on a military base but at a film studio, where Marine and Navy

Amputee veteran helps train troops for war

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 24th

By JULIE WATSONAssociated Press writer SAN DIEGO (AP) - The sailor had been back from war for just over a year when friends invited him to watch an unusually emotional training exercise for troops preparing to deploy. The drill happened not on a military base but at a film studio, where Marine and

On edge at times, Newtown school tries to cope

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 13th

By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSENAssociated Press NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - They relocated the entire student body to a new school unstained by blood. They brought in counselors to soothe shattered nerves, and parents to comfort the distraught. But authorities know they cannot erase the lingering effects of the

Rescuers end effort to find body in Fla. sinkhole

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 2nd

By TAMARA LUSHAssociated Press SEFFNER, Fla. (AP) - The effort to find the body of a Florida man who was swallowed by a sinkhole under his Florida home was called off Saturday and crews planned to begin demolishing the four-bedroom house. The 20-foot-wide opening of the sinkhole is almost

Mo. witnesses recall man throwing victim's arms

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 9th

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. (AP) - Neighbors of a Missouri man accused of killing a man, dismembering the body and tossing the victim's arms at bystanders, said the scene left them with nightmares and was "like something out of a horror movie." Paul R. Potter, 49, of Kirksville, is also accused of setting

Mental health toll emerges among Sandy survivors

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 15th

By By MEGHAN BARR and KATIE ZEZIMAAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The image of his brother trapped in a car with water rising to his neck, his eyes silently pleading for help, is part of a recurring nightmare that wakes Anthony Gatti up, screaming, at night. Gatti hauled his brother out of the

How to talk to your kids about Conn. mass shooting

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 15th

By By MICHELLE R. SMITHAssociated Press The killings at a Connecticut elementary school left parents struggling to figure out what to tell their children. President Barack Obama said he and his wife, Michelle, would tell their daughters that they love them and hug them a little tighter. Experts

Army sergeant gets life in Colo. soldier's death

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

By By DAN ELLIOTTAssociated Press FORT CARSON, Colo. (AP) - An Army sergeant convicted of unpremeditated murder in the stabbing and choking death of a fellow soldier at Fort Carson said he was by "horrified" by the crime and takes full responsibility for his actions. But he said he doesn't